Children at Play in an Autumn Garden

Children at Play in an Autumn Garden

• Image Number: K2A000838N000000000PAA
• Dynasty: Song dynasty
• Category: Paintings
• Author: Su Hanchen;蘇漢臣
• Form: 軸
• Exhibition dimension: 197.5×108.7
• Description:
  Double silk → “Autumn Court Baby Play” and “Winter Baby Play” are both composed of left and right double silk, and the screen size is very similar. In this microscopic observation of the two silk paintings, the similarity of each section of the silk texture is very high, which can be inferred as a group work. /Plants in the painting → “Autumn Court Playing with Babies” Lotus, Chrysanthemum, Duck Toe Grass&”Winter Day Playing with Babies” Plum, Camellia, Bamboo/Black Lacquer Round Bench → “Autumn Court Playing with Babies” There are two black round stools painted with white patterns. Since there are few lacquerware in the Southern Song Dynasty, the black painted round stools in this painting are often regarded as important references. The ornamentation technique on black lacquer is called “mother of pearl”, but because there is no pearl shell luster, it may be related to the “flat off” technique. The decorative techniques of the two kinds of lacquerware are: the former is to stick pearl shells on the lacquer body, and the latter is to stick gold and silver foil, and then paint after drying. /Children’s clothing → The girls in the Autumn Court Drama are slightly older than the boys. The girl wore a white collar shirt with light patterns, with red and brown edges on the collar and cuffs; The lower body is white patterned trousers. Her hair was combed with double servant girls, decorated with green and red hair bands, jade hairpins, pearls, etc. The boy is wearing a red gold stripe blouse with white printed pants; The hair, like a soldering iron, is a common childlike hairstyle. The “Winter Baby Show” is also an older girl. The girl wore a white gown, combed her hair with three servant girls, and decorated her hair with hairpin and hairband. The boy also wore a pair of brown red edge robe and printed trousers; Hair is combed in buns and tied with red hair bands. /Children playing in the picture → The round stool on the right side of the “Autumn Court Playing with Babies” has a horse runner, a paper grid with eight treasures, a tortoise shell plate, a small top, a red pagoda and a double bowl bowl. There is a group of small cymbals on the ground beside the round stool. On the left round stool is a jujube mill made of dates. Two children are playing with the jujube mill attentively. &”Winter Baby Play” shows two children, one with peacock feathers and the other with a five colored flag teasing a cat.